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Borrelia burgdorferi
Gram stain:
negative
Cell shape:
spirochete
Arrangement:
single
Oxygen requirements:
Motility:
Other:
Habitat:
Animals
Pathogenicity:
Cause of Lyme disease (bull's-eye-shaped rash, flu-like symptoms, heart problems)
Transmission:
via deer ticks (
Ixodes scapularis
) and western black-legged ticks (
Ixodes pacificus
).
Treatment:
LINKS
The American Lyme Disease Foundation
Borrelia burgdorferi
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CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases: Lyme Disease
Distinguishing Lyme Disease From Primary Psychiatric Disorders
LymeNet - The Lyme Disease Network
Wadsworth -
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia burgdorferi
